Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	kingdom_n	parliament_n	scotland_n	10,555	5	9.0221	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52039	A letter from Mr. Marshall and Mr. Nye, appointed assistants to the commissioners of Scotland to their brethren in England, concerning the successe of their affaires there, partly concerning the covenant.	Marshall, Stephen, 1594?-1655.; Nye, Philip, 1596?-1672.	1643 (1643)	Wing M759; ESTC R18194	1,995	8

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